城市生活的魅力最终导致城市人口的增长，从而形成了促进某些害虫建立的条件。全球范围内,这些城市害虫的公共卫生意义是巨大的，从数十亿美元到生命损失。大多数化学杀虫剂不再提供预期的控制水平，并且已经报道了显著的杀虫剂抗性。因此,人们对传统杀虫剂替代品的兴趣激增。其中,来自植物的天然产品，如精油（EO）和精油成分（EOC），由于广泛报道甚至针对抗杀虫剂的城市昆虫的功效和毒性，因此受到了最多的关注。然而，没有关于使用EO或EOC管理城市昆虫的程度和影响的综合。这种审查非常相关，因为它提供了一种评估进展程度的手段，不足,局限性,和前景。更多，我们希望它能被用来做出明智的决定，并可靠地制定相关政策。我们介绍了EO的杀虫作用范围，EOCs,以及来自实验室和现场研究的市售EO基产品。最后,我们讨论了我们在可持续使用EO方面的知识和前景方面的差距。
The allures of city life have culminated in the rise of urban populations resulting in conditions that promote the establishment of certain insect pests. Globally, the public health significance of these urban insect pests is enormous, ranging from billions of dollars to loss of lives. Most chemical insecticides no longer provide the anticipated level of control, and significant insecticide resistance has been reported. Therefore, there has been a spike in interest for alternatives to conventional insecticides. Among them, natural products from plants such as essential oils (EOs) and essential oil components (EOCs) have enjoyed the most attention owing to widespread reports of efficacy and toxicity even against insecticide-resistant urban insects. Yet, there is no comprehensive synthesis on the extent and impact of the management of urban insects using EOs or EOCs. Such a
review is highly relevant since it provides a means to assess the extent of progress made, shortfalls, limitations, and prospects. More so, we hope it can be used to make informed decisions and develop relevant policies reliably. We present the ranges of insecticidal effects of EOs, EOCs, and commercially available EO-based products from laboratory and field studies. Finally, we discuss the gaps in our knowledge and prospects for the sustainable use of EOs.
